Ezekiel 36:8

Ezekiel 36:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.

Context of Ezekiel 36:8

6“Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger, because you have endured the insults of the nations. 7So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I vow that the nations around you will endure insults as well. “‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon. 9For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted. 10I will multiply your people – the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be populated and the ruins rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:8 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֞ם הָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַנְפְּכֶ֣ם תִּתֵּ֔נוּ וּפֶרְיְכֶ֥ם תִּשְׂא֖וּ לְעַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֥י קֵרְב֖וּ לָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But ye, O mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• ye shall shoot forthנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• your branchesעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057
• and yieldנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• your fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• to my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• for they are at handקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• to comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:8

• Ezekiel 34:26I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.
• Psalms 67:6The earth yields its crops. May God, our God, bless us!
• Psalms 85:12Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.
• Isaiah 4:2At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.
• Isaiah 27:6The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.
• Isaiah 30:23He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.
• Hosea 2:21“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;
• Amos 9:13“Be sure of this, the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when the plowman will catch up to the reaper and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes, it will flow down all the hillsides.
• Ezekiel 12:25For I, the Lord, will speak. Whatever word I speak will be accomplished. It will not be delayed any longer. Indeed in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and accomplish it, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
• Philippians 4:5Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!
• Hebrews 10:37For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
• James 5:8You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8For they are at hand to come - The restoration of the Jews is so absolutely determined that you may rest assured it will take place; and be as confident relative to it, as if you saw the different families entering into the Israelitish borders. It was near at hand in God's determination, though there were about fifty-eight of the seventy years unelapsed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are at hand to come - i. e., under Zerubbabel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11When God’s people returned to their land, Israel would grow in number and in harvest. This would fulfill the command God gave at creation to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they are at hand to come--that is, the Israelites are soon about to return to their land. This proves that the primary reference of the prophecy is to the return from Babylon, which was "at hand," or comparatively near. But this only in part fulfilled the prediction, the full and final blessing in future, and the restoration from Babylon was an earnest of it.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 36:8

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings